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Committed Spirituality
Christian faith can lead to a spirituality that can give strength and energy for just action. Conversely, human solidarity can open us up to the contents of the Christian faith. Christian hope, in particular, opens us to a universal solidarity that does not exclude others and never serves only one's own areas without others. Ottmar Fuchs has spelled out this connection in his entire practical theology in many works and now presents here important results of his work in collected form for an English-language readership. The churches are at the service of this commitment for all people. In the acute disputes between identitarian-fundamentalist and open-universal-solidarian formations, the auth...
Improving Religious Education Through Teacher Training
This book brings together two topics which have both been of increasing interest in different countries. The first refers to the quality of Religious Education as a school subject (RE) in general, the second is about the education of teachers of RE and its possible contribution to better quality RE. There have been many public, and often controversial, debates concerning both of these topics. The chapters contained in this volume, however, are not meant to continue such debates (even if it is inevitable that they will contribute to these debates as well), but to make use of research, especially research on teacher education in the field of RE, in order to provide insights based not just on political or personal opinions, but on rigorous academic scholarship.
Exiting Violence
In the 20th and 21st centuries, where violence has scarred countless lives, the interplay between religion, politics, and conflict remains a complex web. Exiting Violence looks to untangle some of these knots, showing not only how faith can ignite bloodshed, but also how it can inspire peace and build bridges. Resulting from an international collaboration between the Fondazione Bruno Kessler, RESET-Dialogues Among Civilizations, and the Berkley Center for Religion Peace and World Affairs, this collection assesses the state of scholarship and explores the differing ways in which religion can contribute to societies and communities exiting situations of violence and hatred. From Biblical hermeneutics to Buddhism, from secularism to legal systems, Exiting Violence offers a nuanced and thought-provoking exploration of the multifaceted role religion plays in the human struggle for peace and justice.
Dialogue in the Global World
Since contemporary societies and cultures can be characterized by growing conflicts, loss of trust, globalized interdependence, the fragility of certain individual identities, and the prevalence of select collective identities, questions concerning dialogue are of crucial importance. From a philosophical, theological, anthropological, and sociological perspective, this book addresses the challenges and opportunities of dialogue in today's world. The book's contributions look into topics such as: intercultural and interreligious dialogue * the challenges for dialogue in post-communist societies in the context of modernity * the relationship between various philosophical and theological outlooks (Christian feminist theology, American pragmatism, Vattimo) and dialogue * the role of dialogue in a quest for universalism and global justice. (Series: Philosophy in Dialogue / Philosophie im Dialog - Vol. 1)
Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 7
Now in a new format with a more current and topical focus on a country level. While the strength of the Yearbook has always been the comprehensive geographical remit, starting with volume 7 the reports primarily concentrate on more specific and topical information. The most current research available on public debates, transnational links, legal or political changes that have affected the Muslim population, and activities and initiatives of Muslim organizations from surveyed countries are available throughout the Yearbook. At the end of each country report, an annual overview of statistical and demographic data is presented in an appendix. By using a table format, up-to-date information is q...
Pluralisation of Theologies at European Universities
This publication assumes that the modern context of plurality requires universities and higher education to support studying plural religious traditions in depth, giving due consideration to plural religious and secular perspectives, and providing opportunities for interaction between them. There are various ways to realise these aims. Success may be supported (or hindered) by various structures and concepts prevalent in universities or by different schools of thought on the nature of religions, on their relation to each other, and on their place in society. Religions and theologies can be studied in parallel, in cooperation, in dialogue, or through integrative approaches. The differing theoretical positions and contextual conditions (institutional, social, political) within which (inter)religious learning takes place are an important focus of this publication, both for the possibilities they open up and the limitations they pose. This publication builds on the presentations and discussions of scholars participating at a conference at the University of Hamburg in December 2018, with some additional contributions from others in the field who were unable to attend in person.
Theme-Centered Interaction (TCI) in Higher Education
This book presents thoughts on and experiences with the introduction of Theme-centered Interaction (TCI) into academia. TCI is a systematic didactic, ‘living learning’ approach originally developed by social psychologist and pedagogue Ruth C. Cohn. The book explains and introduces the method, attitude and theory of TCI to a broader, higher education audience and relates it to such questions as: How does a teacher in academia achieve a lively and engaging atmosphere in their seminars? How do young academics as leaders-to-be learn how to act socially sustainably in groups? Using practical examples, the book shows how TCI can work in higher education to achieve participation and integration, reflectivity and humane connectedness of academic teachers and students, and professional development of senior and junior academics.
Praxis für die Zukunft
Religiöse Bildung ist in Zeiten religiöser und kultureller Vielheit unverzichtbar. Doch welche Formate religiösen Lernens sind angesichts aktueller Herausforderungen zukunftsträchtig? Wie soll und kann bekenntnisorientierter Religionsunterricht, der aufgrund seiner spezifischen "Grammatik" ein Übungsfeld für die Erweiterung von Pluralitäts- und Heterogenitätskompetenzen darstellt, auf Zukunft hin transformiert werden? Dieser Band greift das Anliegen der Transformation auf und bietet vielfältige Einblicke in Theorien, Konzepte und Erfahrungen mit kooperativen Modellen des Religionsunterrichts an österreichischen und deutschen Schulen. Er will Mut zu Neuanfängen machen und Expertise dafür zur Verfügung stellen.
Pluralität durchleben
Religionen- und konfessionenübergreifende Zusammenarbeit (RuKüZa) findet seit Jahren in unterschiedlichen Formen an Tiroler Schulen der Sekundarstufe II statt. AkteurInnen evaluieren, adaptieren und entwickeln dabei die RuKüZa laufend weiter. Diese Studie bietet einen Einblick in Grundsätzliches, in die Dynamik dieser Zusammenarbeit und in Muster, welche sich auch über dieses regionale Beispiel Westösterreichs hinaus an anderen Orten und in anderen Kontexten abspielen. Konkret fokussiert sich diese Studie auf die qualitativ-empirische Analyse der Sichtweisen von Schulleitungen sowie christlichen und muslimischen Religionslehrpersonen. Durch die Verschränkung der Schulleitungsperspektive mit der Lehrpersonenperspektive zeigen sich unterschiedliche Herausforderungen, Chancen und Grenzen auf systemischer, inhaltlicher und individueller Ebene. Gleichzeitig wird deutlich, dass die RuKüZa Teil einer zukunftsfähigen religiösen Bildung ist, die interreligiöse, inklusionsorientierte sowie migrations- und pluralitätssensible Dimensionen in sich schließt.
